Memes aren't just for fun. EllenCScott meets the teens doing their bit to help cope with the impending climate crisis
, hopes that the packaging of memes will help important messaging be spread more widely.
‘We try to stray away from fear based content that is unfortunately overused in media and instead motivate the public of the action they can take to become part of the solution rather than the cause,’ they say. ‘Whenever we post content displaying the unfortunate consequences of climate change, we also look for more uplifting solutions to inspire people to take action in their own communities.’
‘I find it gets spoken about in vague terms in the media sometimes, and I hope that people who visit our meme page get a glimpse of what the climate crisis actually means for us and our planet,’ Ella tells us. ‘I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if I could make it more digestible and thereby get more people to pay attention to the issue.’The climemechange account now has more than 33,000 followers who stick around for videos of shiba inus crying , screengrabs of Paris Hilton calling in sick to work because we ‘only have a few years before climate change takes us all’, and jokes about being horny for renewable energy.
Memes can’t get rid of all their anxieties, of course. The account creators still feel guilt and overwhelming anxiety about whether they’re doing enough. ‘Some part of me does still feel fear and anxiety that I’m not doing enough or if what everyone is doing isn’t good enough.’, says her knowledge of just how dire the situation is can put her in a state of woe.
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